New Music and Video

Reviews of new music, video, concerts and music festivals.

How Waxwork Records Breathes New Life into Long-Lost Horror Soundtracks

Resurrecting the Undead with WAXWORK RECORDS We recently caught up with Waxwork Records founder Kevin Bergeron, to chat about how his love for vinyl and ’80s horror led to a never-ending quest to unearth lost gems for modern audiences. Along with his co-founder and...

Record Review: Violens

Violens Amoral New York, NY New Wave is (unfortunately) an underused descriptor of current music, with a rare and welcome exception coming from Violens’ first full length, Amoral. The record is...

Record Review: Tweak Bird

Tweak Bird Tweak Bird Carbondale, IL The resurgence of ’70s style rock duos consisting of two dudes with shaggy and vaguely out-of -style haircuts is proved awesome once again by Tweak Bird. The...

Record Review: Tumbledown

Tumbledown Empty Bottle Seattle, WA Have you ever wondered what it would sound like if pop-punk and Americana/country music were melded together? Pick up the second full-length album by Tumbledown...

Record Review: Roh Delikat

Roh Delikat Sunny Boston, MA An endearing quality about most alternative music is the fact it can readily change itself to various forms of dark imagery, while retaining a strong sense of fluidity. ...

Record Review: RIBS

RIBS British Brains Boston, MA Head banging to a melody is not an easy feat. There is always the very real risk of dislocating your neck while incorporating a smooth-yet-jerking motion into any rock...

Record Review: Mikie Lee Prasad

Mikie Lee Prasad Jukebox Folktales: Volume Two Oakland, CA One of the hardest working musicians in the Bay Area, Mikie Lee Prasad has been performing his rollicking brand of energetic Americana in...

Record Review: Mermaids

Mermaids Tropsicle Atlanta, GA The cover of Tropsicle contains a weird, collage-like image of summertime pictures from long ago. The sounds within the album perfectly fit this image.  The 11 tracks...

Record Review: Kordan

Kordan The Longing Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn natives Kordan provides a lush backdrop to a winter night, just right for a cruise through downtown NYC. Full of fierce passion and insight, the band’s...

Record Review: Kim Taylor

Kim Taylor Little Miracle Cincinnati, OH Written and recorded in just three days, Kim Taylor’s Little Miracle captures raw emotion. The lyrically driven album features sparse instrumentation,...